I don't understand. I've tried this twice now, and both times my sauces seizes up once I put the pears in, and becomes a congealed ugly mess. Either I'm not understanding these instructions, or they're not written very well. If anyone has any advice, please tell.

I brought these
pears to some
friends' house the
other night, and
they were very
good. I will be
making them again
for our formal
family Christmas
dinner. They are
very, very simple
to make and are a
lovely
presentation.
I did take the
suggestion of a few
reviewers to double
the sauce, and I'm
glad I did because
it was very tasty.
Although I served
the pears as a side
dish to dinner,
these (particularly
with the extra
sauce) could be
served as a desert
and would
compliment ice
cream, a slice of
pound cake, or a
little ricotta
cheese nicely.
I did not have a
problem with the
sauce hardening, as
some reviewers
claimed to have
had. Most likely
they had the heat
up too high, they
didn't stir enough,
or they waited too
long to serve the
dish, so the sugars
crystalized.
But, again, I
thought this was a
lovely, simple dish
and I would
recommend it to
others.

I was really looking forward to this recipe, given my love for butterscotch and the positive reviews. However, I was a bit let down. The flavours were nice enough, but it was all just sweet without any depth of flavour. Also, my sauce did separate, as it did for another reviewer. This dish really does need to be served right after being finished (I let mine sit a little and the sauce hardened right up).

Recipe was the hit of a recent brunch club gathering. Rave reviews! Easy to make the first time. Pears were perfect consistency -- not too mushy, not too firm. Would be a great holiday dish as well. Will definitely make again!

Perfect the first time! The second time I doubled the sauce - I used half to bake the pears, and reduced the other half in a saucepan with the Scotch and vanilla, so that it was ready to spoon over the pears. For Christmas dinner, I served a half pear with a small slice of warm chocolate raspberry pudding cake and a spoonful of vanilla ice cream. What a Christmas dessert! I never had so many rave reviews.